[“At the HPG, we encourage motorists to take videos in case they are apprehended because that will document the process done by the policeman for us to see if it is right or wrong. Mistakes will be corrected but it is better if everything is done the right way. If there was a mistake, there will be evidence the motorist can use to file a complaint.”]

Despite the invitation to videotape the apprehension, Gunnacao stressed that there is a law regarding recording video and audio without both parties’ consent (Anti-Wiretapping Law) and Entrapment, which – according to Wikipedia – ‘is practice whereby a law enforcement agent induces a person to commit a criminal offense that the person would have otherwise been unlikely to commit.’

In essence, as a motorist and a civilian you cannot be liable of ‘entrapment’ since it is a practice only a government agent or law enforcement office can commit.

On the other hand, if you capture video or audio of a person unaware that recording is ongoing, you are breaking the Anti-Wiretapping Law.